Enterprise Educators Network and CPD Opportunities
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The document discusses the University of Sheffield Enterprise Academy (USEA) and its efforts to promote enterprise education. It initially assumed faculty lacked recognition, training, and networks for enterprise work. However, focus groups found faculty primarily cared about teaching, not recognition. USEA then shifted to providing opportunities like events, grants, individual support, and partnerships to help faculty develop enterprise curriculum. This engaged over 145 faculty members and supported the redesign of courses. While making progress, USEA still faces challenges engaging busy, skeptical or unaware faculty. It is using customer focus and user journey methods to improve engagement.
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Enterprise Educators Network and CPD Opportunities
- 1. We are all Enterprise Educators Ali Riley Gary Wood IEEC 2015
- 3. The Problems (we assumed) • Lack of formal recognition for activity in enterprise education at TUoS • Lack of formal CPD opportunities for staff in enterprise education • Lack of a formal network of enterprise educators within TUoS
- 4. Design Iteration V1 • Formal! • Assessed • Different levels of membership • Resource intensive for USE • Requires commitment and hours from staff who apply
- 6. Focus groups – customer development
- 7. Quote from focus group participant: “What I am interested in is in teaching my students better. I do not care if I get any recognition”
- 8. Our original assumptions… • Lack of formal recognition for activity in enterprise education at TUoS • Lack of formal CPD opportunities for staff in enterprise education • Need for a formal network of enterprise educators within TUoS
- 9. Design Iteration V2 CPD Opportunities Networks Sharing best practice Research and dissemination Funding Celebration Bespoke 1-1 support
- 10. So Far 8 events so far - 125 Attendees (86 academic members of staff) • Creativity and innovation • External engagement • Student Perspectives • Medical Curriculum • Lots of Breakfasts!!!
- 11. So Far • 8 Enterprise Curriculum Development grants, totalling £13,000 • 44 Academics supported individually with curriculum development (all stages) • Direct teaching – 630 students directly taught by USEA staff • 30 external partners engaged (authentic projects, guest speaking etc) • OVERALL USEA HAVE ENGAGED WITH 145 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF STAFF SINCE LAUNCH
- 12. CASE STUDY – PHY 347/447 • Module leader was one of the original focus group participants • USEA one-to-one support • USEA Event: Engaging external partners for enterprising curricular projects • USEA Event: Creativity in the curriculum • USEA staff on assessment panels, help with designing assessments • USEA helping to disseminate this good practice, e.g. HEFCW ‘How-To’ guide – see Alison Price!
- 13. The Challenge for USEA How to engage with academics that are: • Time-poor • Frazzled • Confused by competing initiatives • Sceptical • Oblivious
- 14. Lean Customer Focus and User Journeys How to
- 15. Activity • In small groups • Choose EITHER: – Our ‘target group’ – A target group you find it difficult to engage with in your work • Customer focus activity – see handout
- 16. Feedback
- 17. Thank you Ali Riley (Enterprise Education Manager) a.h.riley@sheffield.ac.uk Gary Wood (Enterprise Education Developer) g.c.wood@sheffield.ac.uk USEA usea@sheffield.ac.uk